Celtic's legendary status well earned under Brendan Rodgers

Unbeaten in 46 domestic games this season, Celtic’s mantle of Invincibles has been well earned; 106 goals, 106 points, both new benchmarks set by a campaign in which the Parkhead side have been ruthless in their execution of those around them.

Leigh Griffiths and Stuart Armstrong netted the goals that made a little bit of history, contributing to what was a title party and then some. Amidst the tickertape and confetti, the singing and the dancing, it was difficult not to reflect that the real party has been throughout a season in which Celtic’s momentum has blown the rest out of the water.

Brendan Rodgers revealed in his programme notes that until yesterday he had never laid a finger on the league trophy because he felt he has never earned the right to touch it. His hands will be all over it from here on in. Ten in a row? It is tough to see who will stop Celtic on this kind of form.

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The Hoops boss, a year and day in the job, and his players emerged to a wall of colour and noise as a packed stadium greeted their emergence with a chorus of Walk On and a montage that paid homage to the feats of the Lisbon Lions.

In a season in which Celtic have sought to make their own history, however, the real tribute to the club’s greatest ever team has come on the park as Rodgers’ side have played with an energy, creativity and zeal that has been relentless.

There is no Celtic team who will eclipse the Lions, but the spirit of their football has been evident in a campaign in which Rodgers has brought an attacking and aggressive philosophy to the fore.

For the first time in a 38-game league season, the top flight witnessed a team go through the campaign unbeaten. It can get better get with a possible treble awaiting next weekend when Celtic play Aberdeen in the William Hill Scottish Cup final.

But for today, Celtic deserve to drink in the plaudits for what has been a peerless achievement. There will always be criticisms of the environment and the league in which they operate and, gallingly perhaps, there will be few outwith the Scottish borders who raise too much of an eyebrow at Celtic’s glorification this term.

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And yet, in any league there is something to be said for what it takes to make a through a season without breaking stride.

What they will be assured of is their place in the pantheon of the club after a season that has cloaked them with their own inimitable status.

In fairness, it was arguably as turgid an opening half from Celtic as they have produced all season. There were half chances from Dedryck Boyata and long range efforts from Kieran Tierney and Callum McGregor but Celtic didn’t have the same level of penetration and creativity that has been the hallmark of the season.

Tom Rogic took his place in the middle of the park as Rodgers looked to inject a little more life into Celtic, with Cristian Gamboa making way and the Hoops effectively reverting to a back three with Scott Brown sitting just in front.

It worked, with Celtic plundering the Hearts backline almost immediately after. Patrick Roberts is not a player to be allowed space to roam and in gifting the winger the chance to run at them, Hearts invited trouble.

The Englishman drove down the inside channel before crossing into the box where Leigh Griffiths seemed to hang in the air for a second before bulleting his header into the net.

Any conviction garnered by a decent opening half from Hearts seemed to dissolve in the face of Celtic taking the lead.

Griffiths hit the side-netting shortly after as Celtic looked to reap further goals.

With the pressure off after taking the goal, the hosts sought to ramp up the ante, with Scott Brown coming close with a raking effort inside the box while Roberts tried an audacious effort from the flank that sailed wide.

Still, even when not at their best, there are few capable of living with Celtic this season. At 1-0, Hearts were relatively under the cosh but might have felt they were still in with a slight chance of snatching something.

When Stuart Armstrong doubled Celtic’s lead, it evaporated entirely. Griffiths – 18 goals this season from 21 starts – had a hand in teeing up the midfielder for the goal, before the midfielder lashed the ball high into the net.

A section of the Hoops support unveiled a banner in tribute to the Lions complete with a pyro-technic show that is always unnerving to those around them. It would have been the only moment in which Celtic's hierarchy have had cause for concern this season.

Kolo Toure was brought into the fray with just over 16 minutes of regulation time remaining for the defender to earn a unique mantle of being part of both Arsenal and Celtic’s invincible season; one of the objectives the veteran stopper had voiced upon his arrival at the club last summer. Few his words with more than a pinch of salt.

Kris Commons, too, was brought out for his last hurrah in front of the Hoops support.

But for now, though, the party continues.